The first and only season aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from November 12 to December 17, 2008, around the same time as another reality competition series, Chase.

[1] Once the players arrive at the estate, The owner challenges them to find the cash he has hidden in a series of rooms.

For example, the basement floods with water; the study has moving walls and ceiling that "shrink" the room to a very small size; the floor in the kitchen has properties similar to quicksand, and the garden is rigged with electric fences.

Once a contestant believes that he or she has enough money to secure a spot in the next round, the player must leave the room and place all cash collected on a tray held by Rupert.

In each round, the last player left in the room is eliminated; the show claims that the contestant is "trapped" inside once all the others have exited.

The contestant is restrained (such as by a leg chain, a harness suspended from the ceiling, or a straitjacket) in a vault containing 200 "safety deposit boxes."

As a last resort, the contestant can choose to "panic," pressing a button in the corner of the vault to summon Valentine to the rescue.

For winning the previous round, Chad won a screwdriver, which could be used to remove the vent covers, which concealed more money, but he simply used his hands.

Room 2: A meat locker shielded in total darkness (though the audience is able to see, thanks to infrared cameras), with rotten fruit and more garbage strewn across the floor; halfway through, the lights came on briefly, giving the contestants a glimpse into what they were actually touching.

For winning the previous round, Adrian was given knee pads to make it easier to maneuver throughout the tunnels.

Michael had to retrieve the numbers, place them in the correct order, and unlock the lock to obtain the key to unshackle himself.

Giant balloons on the wall filled with air and exploded at random times, spreading confetti and cash all over the room.

In addition, it was raining, causing large amounts of water to flow through the drain at random times.

For winning the previous round, Jenileigh was given a plastic bag, which she used as additional storage space for her money.

Some of the treasure boxes in the room contained large snakes; others required keys to open, which were hung in giant clusters on the wall.

Unlike previous episodes, the special advantage was not given to the player that collected the most money in the round; instead, it was given to the contestant who found a "guardian angel" statue hidden in the room.

Least money: Chris Bonus: Milo Room 3: The estate's graveyard, which contained coffins in various states of burial, some filled with crabs and/or garbage; a mausoleum filled with money; one particularly deep coffin that could be used to trap the player(s) who went for its contents (Milo entered and was trapped by JoAnn, but forced his way out); and guard dogs to intimidate the players.

Milo had to find the key located in one of the deposit boxes and free himself from the straitjacket before escaping the vault.

Brian Lowry in Variety praised host Valentine's "macabre charm" but stated the show overall is a "parade of silly stunts and contests" which becomes "mostly an ordeal for viewers.